CVE-2014-6045

HIGHNVD 7.27.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
7.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 2.1%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: Elevated riskExposed services: Not assessed

No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.

SQL injection vulnerability in phpMyFAQ before 2.8.13 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to execute arbitrary SQL commands via vectors involving the restore function.

CVSS v3
7.2
EG Score
7.2HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
53
EG Risk 53/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity72% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
2.1%
EPSS %ILE
80th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: elevated) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

August 28, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-34580
    First seen Sep 8, 2014

    phpMyFAQ 2.8.x - Multiple Vulnerabilities

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2014-6045?
CVE-2014-6045 is a high vulnerability published on August 28, 2018. SQL injection vulnerability in phpMyFAQ before 2.8.13 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to execute arbitrary SQL commands via vectors involving the restore function.
When was CVE-2014-6045 disclosed?
CVE-2014-6045 was first published on August 28, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2014-6045 actively exploited?
CVE-2014-6045 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (80th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-6045?
CVE-2014-6045 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2014-6045?
No fix for CVE-2014-6045 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

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